by design | Mar 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hunley, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Hunley Repeal The Wheel Tax The Wheel Tax was the brainchild of then-County Mayor Mike Ragsdale and his chief of staff, Mike Arms. We were told by Ragsdale that we would receive some wonderful new benefits, namely a new downtown library. We have the same...
by design | Mar 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Mike Steely Senior Writer steelym@knoxfocus.com Although the Knoxville City Council’s session Tuesday evening saw many local nonprofit groups granted city funds, some council members continue to question how those groups were chosen above other nonprofits....
by design | Mar 22, 2026 | Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill The route to high public office is different for every person. For Harley Martin Kilgore, it was like a rocket ship to outer space, rising from an obscure local judge of the criminal court to the United States Senate in a matter of months. Few...
by design | Mar 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
Alcoa’s comeback is hard to believe By Steve Williams When a team has a fairly big lead and not much time is left, it’s going to hurt a lot more if the opposition notches the victory. But remember too, as time goes by the silver will also sparkle in the trophy case....
by design | Mar 22, 2026 | Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Steve Williams Bearden led much of the first half against Bartlett in their semifinal battle for a spot in the TSSAA Class 4A championship game Friday, but the score changed when the Panthers’ Brayton Williams hit a 3-point shot just before the halftime...
by design | Mar 22, 2026 | The Daily Focus
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Venue: South High Senior Living, 835 Tipton Ave, Knoxville, TN 37920 The South Knoxville Neighborhood & Business Coalition (SKNBC) will host Meet the Candidates on Tuesday, April 7, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at South...
